The Osceola times., 1887-05-07
MIscellaueous ItpmS,

Miscellaneous Items
No cyclone has ever VISITED Little Rock.
Adam White was shot and killed at Ar
kansas City few days ago by Ed Lig
gins, who has been held without bail
A negro man, while attempting to
board passing train near Guernsey a
few days since, was considerably mashed.
bruised and mangled, which necessitated
the amputation OF one of his lower limbs
Maggie Sullivan (white), widow of Joe
Sullivan (colored), attempted suicide in
Little Rock a few days ago. She took one
half ounce of laudanum, but was discov-
cred before il was too late and City
Physician French was called in, who went
TO work administering antidotes, and ulti-
mately the patient was considered out Of
danger and on fair way to recovery.
The Governor has pardoned John But
Ter, CT Sebastian County He was con
victei on a charge Of grand larceny and
sentenced TO six months imprisonment
and fined fifty dollars. 1t was proven
afterward that the property was taken In
joke, and the pardon was asked by many
good citizens and officers.
A meeting was held at Newport few
days ago of the stockmen from the coun-
ties OF White, Woodruff, Randolph, indie
pendence, Lawrence and Craighead. Ar
ticles of organization were signed, and
the name of the White River Stock-Breed.
ers' Association adopted, with headquar-
ters at Newport
Cora Davis, alias Mickey, convicted at
the last October term of the Conway Cir
cult Court of bigamy, aud sentenced to
three years in the penitentiary has been
been pardoned by the Governor, IL ap-
pearing that she was married second
time while her first husband was living
without the knowledge that she was vio-
lating the law.
A deplorable tragedy occurred at Wal
nut Lake, small village on the Little
Rock. Mississippi River q Texas railway,
a few DAYS ago, in which Chas. Harding
shot and instantly killed John McCracken'
Harding was prominent young attor-
ney, recently married McCracken was q
widower with two children. Both parties
were highly respected throughout the
country.
Anthony Sweeney, a TeXarkana saloon
keeper, who shot and dangerously wound
cd few evenings since while eudeayor'
ing to separate two men who had got into
q di difiiculty. w. X. Jester who did the
shooting, was arrested
Inc recently TtpoIlcu ulSCONtIN VI iIbl
ore in White County is confirmed by the
report of n geologist sent out from Little
Rock. 1t is found one mile north of the
town of Searcy, and instead of surface ore
IL is an outcropping. The ore is also found
cropping out of,a dozen different places
| along n stream which flows beside the
roadway No excavation has vet been
made to ascertain the thickness of the vein.
la Diah I'D alHava ut II "a
Rock have been investing the recent es-
capade of Rev. Sam johnson with NJ ss
| Lille Webster, and it was expected that
| they would ''do Sam up" before they got
through with him. Mrs. Johnson has
| barred the door on him.
DIR. T. j. Brunson, a leading citiz,n Of
Augusta, and lately mayor of the city.
was shot and seriously wounded a few
days ago by an unknown assassin. He
has no known enemies, and the affair ap-
pears mystery to all
While the recent frost killed a good
many peaches, the crop is not entirely de
stroyed, and the toothsome fruit in the
absence Of other untoward circums tancos,
will make ITS appearance in goodly mum
bers.
S. G. Harrison, brutal negro, living
near Conway for the past few months,
has recently been whipping his step-son
with twisted wire whip, and then rub
bing the laceration with salt and pepper.
Esq. Dickens, of Benedict township, 0
few days since fined him seventy five dol
lars and one day in jail
Conway has twenty-six brick business
houses, and at least six moro are to be
erected as soon as the brick can be made.
Recent operations and developments
made by Northern and Eastern capitalists
prove beyond all doubt that Arkansas has
the natural advantages that will in the
near future place her in the front rank OF
mining as well as manufacturing States.
Fine fssure veins Of silver, antimonv,
gold and lead have been discovered in
various portions OF the State These,
with the unlimtei quantity Of maugan.
ese and iron deposits warrant the pre-
diction that Arkansas will shortly become
one OF the wealthlest and most prosper
Gus States in the Union.
Farmers say "too much rain
A young man named ], e.. Casey, OF
Stone County, was recently taken 20 Lit.
tie Rock 10 answer TO charge OF being
implicated with John knuckles in the
robbery OF the Mountain View post-oni c,,
but there was no proof against him, save
the statement OF Knuckles. But even
that statement was proven untrue by
rome of the best men in Stone County,
and Casey was acquitted.
Rev sampson johnson, colored, who re-
Gently eloped from Little Rock with Miss
Lille Jones, was overtakel at Tcxarkana
and the pair were returned from whence
they came. Jones will have TO answer a
charge of abduction.
The Texarkana water works have been
sold for $1,000
Pending Governor Hughes action Judge
Williams of the Jefferson Circuit Court
has appointed Judge Frank Silverman Of
Jefferson County, in place OF Sheriff Prig'
more, who died recently.
The preliminary trial of Edwards al
Texarkana for the killing of u man there
recently, was concluded by Edwards be
ing bonded over 10 the September term OF
the District Court in the sum Of 500
From returns received from various
portions Of the State IL appears that mp
wards Of twenty lives were lost and sew
eral hundred people injured by the recent
cyclone. Thousands Of dollars worth OF
property was destroyed.
A olaborsts park and boulevard are 70
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